Simeone was happy after the derby without showing off, that expression that Luis Aragonés used so much, precisely on the day that the first reached the second as the coach with the most games in the history of Atlético. An important event in an impressive stadium, where multiple sensations are removed from Cholo. The 1-1 left him satisfied with some nuances and before the media a technician was seen rebellious and ironic, but who defended his own, especially Correa. A game with certain overtones also of personal vindication in a difficult year, although the victory vanished between Atleti’s fingers.
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The coach, for example, He did not want to change his opinion about Gil Manzano: “Bárbaro”. But of course he did not understand the expulsion of Correa: “The contact was not so violent as to cause a 1.94 meter person to faint. Soccer is contact. And there are people who pay to see the players”. And she dropped it: “There are things that are very clear, you see it.” And he insisted, ending with a small laugh: “Sometimes it comes in favor, other times against. But every time we come here, it’s not our turn in favor.”
From Gil Manzano to “Cholo, stay”
El Cholo did not want to influence the arbitration more strongly. He had already done it a month ago, in the Cup, when he repeated that several times “nobody cares” on the non-expulsion of Ceballos. Although he did briefly review how badly his team has come out on that issue: “In the first derby they were better, we reacted and Hermoso was sent off. In the Cup they were able to expel Ceballos, but they didn’t. Then they understood that he was indeed yellow (to Savic) in an action where the rival goes towards the corner. And this time Correa was understood that way…”.
At the press conference even dared to hum the technician. Their league record at the Bernabéu is quite balanced, with three wins, four draws and four defeats. “I have been lucky. And that encouragement that I receive from ‘Cholo, stay; Cholo, stay (singing) It’s really good”, He joked about that song that the Madrid fans dedicate to him on each visit. In sports, there yes, he gave value to the good stages of his team, especially ten against eleven: “We were chameleonic and we leave with the feeling that we wanted to win”. The point was bittersweet because Atlético could not sustain the 0-1 and, above all, because of Reinildo, but the derby showed a team that continues on the road…
